Farnhill Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Farnhill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fernhill,' probably the small estate so-called in Nether Alderley, East Cheshire. (2) Local, 'of Farnhill,' a township in the parish of Kildwick, West Riding of Yorks, spelt Farnhill in the Yorkshire Poll Tax, 1379.

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Farnhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2351:237,09819,544
Australia421:642,75544,739
Ireland151:313,92910,911
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Wales91:343,83718,086
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1741:140,08812,645
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Farnhill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fernhill,' probably the small estate so-called in Nether Alderley, East Cheshire. (2) Local, 'of Farnhill,' a township in the parish of Kildwick, West Riding of Yorks, spelt Farnhill in the Yorkshire Poll Tax, 1379. The surnames of which these two places were the parents seem to have been inextricably mixed. How easily corruptions arise is proved by the first two following entries:

Edmund Greave, of Fernhill, in Spotland, 1608: Wills at Chester.

John Greave, of Fernell, 1613: ibid.

John Fernall, of Chester, taker, 1606: ibid. (1545-1620).

Francis Feamall, of Chester, 1679: ibid. (1660-80).

Ann Fernall, Prestbury, Cheshire, 1775: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

1777. Married — James Farnell and Susanna Chapman: St. George, Hanover Square.

Many rising slopes would bear this name.

John de Famhull, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de Famhull, Wiltshire, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the lands of Famell in Angus. Between 1214 and 1246 Duncan de Ferneuel witnessed charters by Malcolm, earl of Angus (RAA., I, 48, 53, and p. 331), and a charter of land in the territory of Kerimor to Arbroath Abbey (ibid., 112). Meg Fernwale is recorded in Aberdeen, 1408 (CWA., p. 312), Alan de Farnyle held land in Edinburgh in 1411 (Cambus., 94), Thomas Farnile or Fernile was a charter witness in the same burgh in 1468 (Neuhotle, 301,302), and Patrick Fernyll was hospitaller of Holy Trinity Church, Edinburgh in 1554 (Soltre, p. 111).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1 (English) belonging to Farnhill = the Fern-Hill [Old Englishfearn + hyll]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Farnhill Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Farnhill Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Farnhill occurs most in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farnhill? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 846,108th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. Farnhill is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Farnhill live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Farnhill is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 237,098. In England Farnhill is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 27 percent reside, Lancashire, where 20 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 15 percent reside. Aside from England it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent reside and Ireland, where 5 percent reside.

Farnhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farnhill has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Farnhill last name grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farnhill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Farnhill earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $33,344 USD per year.

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